Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Cohort, gender, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status affect the life course by
A.
influencing the expectations and trajectory of life decisions.
B.
protecting people from making decisions based on cultural biases.
C.
influencing decisions equally by age and by specific events.
D.
distinguishing the effects of age on personality development from the effects of specific events.
2.
Researchers study three types of psychosocial developmental change. These include all of the following EXCEPT change related to
A.
maturational needs or tasks that all human beings experience.
B.
historical events that affect a particular population.
C.
the socioeconomic status of a family.
D.
unusual experiences and unusual timing.
3.
Joshlyn, who is in her mid-fifties, takes classes at the local college at night and has started attending fitness classes in the morning. According to Rogers, Joshlyn is still striving
A.
to reach late adulthood.
B.
to reach self-actualization.
C.
to achieve self-efficacy.
D.
to fulfill a lifelong dream.
4.
Lenard, who is 48, is described as organized and disciplined. Which of the big five personality traits would Lenard rate the highest in?
A.
Neuroticism
B.
Extraversion
C.
Introversion
D.
Conscientiousness
5.
Gene, a middle-aged man, got remarried several years ago. According to your text, Gene is likely to become
A.
less agreeable.
B.
less conscientious.
C.
less neurotic.
D.
less extraverted.
6.
Among the Gusii of Kenya,
A.
there are no expectations about stages of life.
B.
expectations about stages of life are very different from those in the United States.
C.
expectations about stages of life are surprisingly similar to those in the United States.
D.
women dominate the culture.
7.
In Gusii society, transitions in social status depend on
A.
spiritual powers.
B.
ability to reproduce.
C.
life events.
D.
age.
8.
In Gusii society, a “midlife crisis” is
A.
impossible because they do not clearly label midlife transitions.
B.
apparently similar to one in our society, involving reassessment of life and future performance.
C.
usually the result of a loss of spiritual powers.
D.
experienced only by women.
9.
According to Jung, during the midlife transition, men and women
A.
turn inward to express previously suppressed aspects of personality.
B.
concentrate on obligations to family and society.
C.
become less self-centered and more empathic.
D.
do not change significantly, since personality is set in childhood.
10.
Adam is 42 years old and in the midst of his midlife transition. According to Carl Jung’s analysis of midlife, Adam needs to accomplish two important tasks for a successful transition:
A.
to become more extroverted and more involved with family.
B.
to become more assertive and more achievement-oriented.
C.
to give up the image of youth and acknowledge one’s eventual death.
D.
to increase generativity and decrease stagnation.
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